Videos

Watch selected videos of media appearances, talks, and educational videos published by the Museum of Portable Sound.

A Brief History of Headphones BBC 4 Television

In Episode 3 of How to Make (BBC 4 Television, 2020) I appeared alongside series host Zoe Laughlin to help explain the history of headphones.

What Is The Museum Of Portable Sound?

A 2-minute explainer excerpted from my presentation at Resonant Worlds: Sound, Art & Science which took place at ZKM Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2017.

The Museum of Portable Sound Begins Offering Online Visits Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

This video announcing the first ever availability of online visits to the Museum of Portable Sound due to the COVID-19 pandemic was described as “possibly the best museum transition online I have ever encountered” by Dr Emily MarkFitzGerald, Head of Art History & Cultural Policy at University College Dublin.

Life In Lockdown with the Museum of Portable Sound

Beginning with a flashback to pre-COVID times, then a parody of the opening titles of the hit BBC time travel crime procedural Life On Mars sets up a brief overview of how the Museum of Portable Sound was converted into an online experience following the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented at Museums Showoff, London, July 2020.

Docktober, Episode 1: The ‘Universal’ iPod Dock Museum of Portable Sound

A celebration of/critical look at Apple’s iPod ‘Universal’ Dock, which was not exactly universal.

Curating Sounds As Objects of Culture and Human Agency ZKM Center for Art and Media

My full presentation from the ZKM-hosted conference Resonant Worlds: Sound, Art & Science in 2017.